• Sentencing of Al-Jazeera journalists in Egypt 'chilling,' Kerry says

    Sentencing of Al-Jazeera journalists in Egypt 'chilling,' Kerry says

    Jun 23, 2014 03:25 PM EST

    ... Egypt's foreign minister. Kerry says the verdict flies in the face of the essential ingredients of a civil society and free press. He urged Egypt to move quickly to address international concerns. The verdicts on terrorism charges against the three — Australian Peter Greste, Canadian-Egyptian Mohamed Fahmy and Egyptian ...

  • Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi is sworn in as Egypt's new president

    Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi is sworn in as Egypt's new president

    Jun 08, 2014 04:51 PM EST

    ... ceremony. Leaders came from countries throughout the region including Jordan, Bahrain, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. The military official was the Commander-in-Chief of the Egyptian Armed Forces and after Morsi’s ouster he was appointed as Egypt’s First Deputy Prime Minister. Thousands of Morsi supporters were detained and ...

  • Is low voter turnout in Egypt enough to legitimize al-Sisi’s takeover?

    Is low voter turnout in Egypt enough to legitimize al-Sisi’s takeover?

    May 28, 2014 10:43 PM EST

    ... many Egyptians stayed away from the polls. Hari Sreenivasan has more on this story. HARI SREENIVASAN: Joining me now to talk about the voting in Egypt is Borzou Daragahi of The Financial Times. So, Borzou, there is little doubt on who is going to win this Egyptian election, but let ...

  • News Wrap: Egyptian voter turnout low despite extended polling

    News Wrap: Egyptian voter turnout low despite extended polling

    May 27, 2014 11:26 PM EST

    ... JUDY WOODRUFF: Egypt today extended its presidential election to a third day, in the face of low voter turnout. The military-backed government had already declared a public holiday and kept polls open later to boost the number of voters. Islamists are boycotting the vote in the wake of ...

  • Amid low turnout, Egypt extends voting for one more day

    Amid low turnout, Egypt extends voting for one more day

    May 27, 2014 04:30 PM EST

    Egypt's election commission on Tuesday extended voting for the next president by a third day amid evidence of low voter turnout during the initial two days. Former army chief Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi is expected to win easily, but those loyal to him are hoping a large voter turnout ...

  • Egyptian scholar fights archaeological looting with exposure on social media

    Egyptian scholar fights archaeological looting with exposure on social media

    Apr 30, 2014 12:35 AM EST

    ... 000-year-old Temples of Karnak in Egypt are now being restored. These first pictures show the amount of work being carried out by the Egyptian authorities, working in cooperation with experts from Chicago University. JEFFREY BROWN: For decades, Egyptian and international archaeologists have worked to carefully excavate and preserve ...

  • News Wrap: Egyptian court sentences hundreds of Muslim Brotherhood supporters to death

    News Wrap: Egyptian court sentences hundreds of Muslim Brotherhood supporters to death

    Apr 28, 2014 11:24 PM EST

    ... voted today. The national elections are the first in Iraq since us troops withdrew in 2011. Hundreds more Islamists have been sentenced to death in Egypt in the latest mass trial of Muslim Brotherhood supporters. A court in Cairo imposed the penalty today in a case stemming from violent riots ...

  • Fifty royal mummies unearthed in Egypt's Valley of the Kings

    Fifty royal mummies unearthed in Egypt's Valley of the Kings

    Apr 28, 2014 03:08 PM EST

    Egypt’s Antiquities Minister Mohamed Ibrahim announced Monday the discovery of around 50 mummies within a large tomb in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings. The remains, which included those of newborn babies, princes and princesses, are believed to date back to the 18th Pharaonic dynasty. Wooden coffins and death ...

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    Two sentenced to death in Egypt for rooftop murders

    Mar 29, 2014 07:09 PM EST

    ... the Sidi Gaber district of Alexandria days after the Egyptian army ousted then-President Mohamed Morsi on July 3. Video footage has been broadcast throughout Egypt of two young individuals being thrown off of the roof during the incident. According to Egypt's state news agency MENA, a total of ...

  • Dissent in Egypt persists despite government’s mass trials, death sentences

    Dissent in Egypt persists despite government’s mass trials, death sentences

    Mar 25, 2014 11:43 PM EST

    ... over 500, whether this was the initiative of a particular judge or whether it was a kind of an instruction from higher up in the Egyptian government. But I would say there have been a series of steps that have attempted to close down dissent in Egypt. You will recall ...